This 2-bedroom unit at 323 W. Schiller in Old Town has been on the market since June 2009. It’s a short sale and has now been reduced $60,000. It is listed $83,500 under the 2005 purchase price and also listed under the 2003 purchase price. The unit has hardwood floors throughout, granite counter tops and […]
We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom vintage unit at 3400 N. Lake Shore Drive twice in the last year. See our last chatter in May 2008 here. Since October 2008, it has been reduced by $102,000. It is now listed just $9,000 over its 2006 purchase price. If you recall, this unit is unique because it […]
235 W. Van Buren started closings at the beginning of June 2009. The new loop high rise near the Willis Tower has about 714 units. The developer currently has 14 model homes available for viewing because of the numerous floorplans. According to public records the current building stats are (out of 714 units): 136 units […]
Want a townhouse but don’t want a plain square box? This 2 bedroom townhouse at 1757 W. Sunnyside in Ravenswood has unique features as it looks like it was built in an existing industrial building when originally converted in 1995. The 4-story unit has a two car garage and a family room on the first […]
This 3-bedroom unit at 200 N. Dearborn in the Loop was originally two units that were combined into one big 1800 square foot unit. Although the building was built in 1989, and was apartments until recently, you might not know it when you’re inside this home. Forget the standard cherry cabinets and granite counter tops. The […]
We last chattered about this renovated 1-bedroom unit in the Mies Van Der Rohe designed 880 N. Lake Shore Drive two years ago- in October 2007. See the pictures in our October 2007 chatter here. Back then, it was just about to be featured on HGTV’s “Small Space, Big Style”. The unit has Brazilian slate […]
Forget new construction. They really knew how to build them back in 1924 as they did with this elegant building at 739 W. Brompton in Lakeview. An extra wide unit, at 28 feet, just came on the market. It has a full-sized dining room as well as a sunroom. Yes, that is a wood burning fireplace, with antique mantle, […]
This hotel/condo unit just came on the market at Trump Tower, at 401 N. Wabash, in River North. Unit #1714 is currently listed, according to the listing, at nearly 50% off its 2007 purchase price. This listing says the seller paid “close to $800k in 2007. What a steal!” It also states that “this investment will […]
We had a heated chatter about this 4-bedroom single family home at 1354 W. Webster in Lincoln Park last June 2009 that evolved into a debate about the riskiness (or lack thereof) of ARMs. See our prior chatter here. The vintage house is still on the market and was just reduced $50,000. This house appears […]
We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom unit with its own private elevator at 2015 W. Fullerton in Bucktown twice before. See our last chatter and pictures in March 2009 here. Since it’s original listing in December 2008, the unit has been reduced $204,100. The listing also now says it is a “pre-foreclosure” and that the owner says, “make […]